Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE) Updates Q1 2025 Earnings Guidance

Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE - Get Free Report) issued an update on its first quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 2.500-2.520 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 2.480. The company issued revenue guidance of $286.5 million-$287.5 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $284.0 million. Grand Canyon Education also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 8.430-8.820 EPS.

Grand Canyon Education Stock Down 3.0 %

Shares of NASDAQ LOPE traded down $5.57 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $181.70. 229,062 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 152,464. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $170.74 and a 200 day moving average of $155.40. Grand Canyon Education has a 1 year low of $126.17 and a 1 year high of $192.18. The stock has a market cap of $5.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.48, a P/E/G ratio of 1.39 and a beta of 0.74.

Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 19th. The company reported $2.95 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.93 by $0.02. Grand Canyon Education had a net margin of 21.90% and a return on equity of 30.91%. The business had revenue of $292.57 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $289.62 million. On average, equities analysts forecast that Grand Canyon Education will post 8.81 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have issued reports on the stock. Barrington Research lifted their price target on shares of Grand Canyon Education from $180.00 to $205.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday. StockNews.com downgraded Grand Canyon Education from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, November 15th. Robert W. Baird increased their price target on Grand Canyon Education from $170.00 to $186.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, November 7th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets boosted their price target on Grand Canyon Education from $181.00 to $202.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday.

Insider Activity

In related news, CTO Dilek Marsh sold 1,500 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $166.07, for a total value of $249,105.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief technology officer now owns 21,174 shares in the company, valued at $3,516,366.18. This trade represents a 6.62 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Corporate insiders own 2.00% of the company's stock.

Grand Canyon Education Company Profile

Grand Canyon Education, Inc provides education services to colleges and universities in the United States. It offers technology services, including learning management system, internal administration, infrastructure, and support services; academic services, such as program and curriculum, faculty and related training and development, class scheduling, and skills and simulation lab sites; and counseling services and support services comprising admission, financial aid, and field experience and other counseling services.